The Palisades Fire is raging uncontained for the sixth day, threatening the neighborhood of Brentwood in Los Angeles, where Vice President Kamala Harris has a home. ​The vice president has a long history of public service in her home state of California. She previously served as the district attorney of San Francisco and the attorney general of California.
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Pope Francis spent a peaceful night in hospital, the Vatican said Friday, a day after it noted improvement in his clinical condition for a second straight day. After a difficult weekend in which the Argentine, who has been pope since 2013, suffered a respiratory attack, the Vatican this week noted slight, incremental improvements in his condition.
Leavitt said President Trump is a good listener and values every opinion which is fascinating to her though this means long working hours for her. "He's so generous with his time, I have noticed. And sometimes that means we are running late. Here in the White House, Trump time is a real thing," Leavitt said.
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At Jimmy Carter’s state funeral, former President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump’s unexpected friendly exchange went viral, sparking online discussions. The encounter, which included laughter between the two, was highlighted by The Daily Show, which mocked the irony given Obama's past criticism of Trump.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday hailed Moscow's "positive efforts to defuse" the Ukraine crisis in a call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, state media said. Xinhua news agency reported Xi as saying "China is happy to see Russia and relevant parties make positive efforts to defuse" the crisis in Ukraine.